#5e7ea3

Color #5e7ea3

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.26 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5e7ea3

RGB

rgb(94, 126, 163)

HSL

hsl(212.2, 27.3%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.2, 42.3%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.3%, 22.7%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(51.77, -1.4, -23.35)

LCH

lch(51.77, 23.39, 266.57)

OKLCH

oklch(58.3%, 0.0679, 252.53)

HWB

hwb(212.2, 36.9%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3835e

Analogous

#5ea1a3

#5e7ea3

#615ea3

Triadic

#5e7ea3

#a35e7e

#7ea35e

Split-complementary

#5e7ea3

#a3615e

#a1a35e

Tetradic

#5e7ea3

#835ea3

#a3835e

#7ea35e

Square

#5e7ea3

#a35ea1

#a3835e

#5ea361

Shades

Color #5e7ea3 mixed toward black.

#4e6988

#3e546d

#2f3f52

#1f2a37

#10151b

Tints

Color #5e7ea3 mixed toward white.

#7993b2

#94a9c2

#aebed1

#c9d4e0

#e4e9f0

Tones

Color #5e7ea3 mixed toward gray.

#647e9d

#6a7f98

#6f7f92

#75808c

#7b8086

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6e9b · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#6b6999 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#609493 · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e7ea3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e7ea3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5e7ea3 (#5e7ea3) is rgb(94, 126, 163) in RGB.

No, #5e7ea3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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